Posts Tagged by news corp
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| December 4, 2011 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Well, after a quiet week last week, the usual pre-Christmas lull seems to have evaporated as we’ve suddenly been flooded with news from all quadrants of the map! We’ve got Zynga heading for an IPO, the most money ever spent online in the US in a single day, the Carrier IQ scandal, printers bursting into flames, WikiLeaks returning from the dead, GCHQ failing to impress anyone, YouTube’s redesign, an angry Effin Irishwoman – and is that the Higgs boson? You’ll just have to read on to find out. Business Zynga, the mobile gaming company which makes Words with Friends (similar to Scrabble) and Farmville, is set to announce its IPO this month and begin trading on the stock market with the… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| November 27, 2011 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Welcome back to your summary of the latest and greatest technology news! We’ve got it all this week – HP’s earnings, GNM’s assets sale, some news at last on Bradley Manning, the smallest desktop PC ever (maybe), the launch of the MSL, and much more besides. So, let’s dive in and catch up. Business In its earnings call this week HP yet again beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts, for the 26th time in the past 27 quarters. However, it was only by four cents, with earnings per share of $1.17 vs the analysts’ consensus of $1.13. The company reported sales of $32.3bn, also ahead of consensus, but it’s worth noting that HP’s shares have dropped more than 36% since… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| November 6, 2011 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
A slower week for technology which, unfortunately for some companies, also saw a slowing in profits. Nevertheless, we still take a look at some exciting new products and marvel at Forbes’ latest list of rich and powerful people, so let’s dive in: Business Apple may only own 4.2% of the global handset market, but that hasn’t stopped the company capturing a crazy 52% of the handset market’s profits for Q3 2011. Analysts went on to suggest that Apple could do even better for Q4, with around 60% of profits despite its tiny market share. Sony, on the other hand, is not doing so well, having reported a net loss of ¥27bn for this quarter, compared with a profit of ¥31.1bn… more
This week in politics
| July 15, 2011 | Posted by Tom Wooldridge under this week in politics |
I will start off with the story that has dominated the papers over the last week; phone hacking. The questions got bigger this week with Rupert Murdoch being forced to drop his BSkyB bid and News Corp as a result losing £2.6bn in value. It was finally released officially that phone hacking was not just a “rogue reporter”, but a widespread problem among the News of the World “journalists”. It was also revealed that The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun “blagged” the personal financial details of Gordon Brown and got hold of records indicating his son’s illness was held in private medical records. What do all these news agencies have in common? Rupert Murdoch. This time last week I was cut off from… more
The Murdoch monopoly
| March 4, 2011 | Posted by Aaron J. Elcock under international, national |
With the full acquisition of BSkyB the Murdoch media empire, News Corporation, has duly advanced its monopoly of media services within the United Kingdom. You may argue – why should we care? Well, if you are thinking that, then you need to have a sit down, a cuppa and apply yourself to some serious thought. News Corp currently has major assets in four of the world’s continents. Through this globe-spanning company and the Conservative thought which he undeniably pours into the ink of his many printing presses, he effectively sways the minds of millions towards his right wing agenda. I am not trying to attack those of you who advocate right wing beliefs – you are perfectly entitled to your… more
